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Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, once a royal duck hunting reserve, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Asia's best known bird parks. Its shallow wetlands and woodland draw more than 350 species, with painted storks and herons nesting in the monsoon and ducks, geese, cranes and raptors arriving for the winter.
Visitor essentials: the park is open from sunrise to sunset, and tickets are sold only at the park ticket counter. Inside, visitors move on foot, by bicycle, by cycle rickshaw with trained rickshaw guides, by park battery vehicle or by boat; no private vehicles are allowed. Entry for 2026 is reported at ₹165 for Indian visitors, ₹1,010 for foreigners and ₹65 for students. Boating restarts each season from 1 November. October to March is the best time for migratory birds.
- Hours: Sunrise to sunset; tickets at the park counter only. Boating from 1 November.
- How to Reach: Bharatpur railway station is about 5 km from the park gate on the Delhi to Mumbai line; Agra airport is about 55 km away.
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